Gorokhan dropped her bookbag on the floor at the foot of her bed, then stretched out on the bare mattress -- she saw no real need for pillows or blankets, and would just as happily have slept on the stone floor -- and reached down to take a book from the slowly growing stack just within arm's reach. Already she'd accumulated The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and 3/7 of the Harry Potter series, as well as the books she needed for classes. Working in a bookshop that offered discounts to its workers definitely had its perks. And it wasn't as if she had much else to spend her money on at the moment. Food and lodgings were provided, she already had notebooks and pencils, and the few outfits she had aside from her uniform were quite sufficient. Clothing was still something she was largely getting used to, after all. It had never been an issue when she had her true body.

Now, though, she propped herself up on her elbows and found her place again in Jane Eyre, one of the required books for her English Literature class. It was very different in style than the books Sarah had recommended, and she was quite enjoying the novelty.